S.I. No. 208/1964:

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (RASCHEL KNITTING MACHINES INDUSTRY) (EXCLUSION) REGULATIONS, 1964.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (RASCHEL KNITTING MACHINES INDUSTRY) (EXCLUSION) REGULATIONS, 1964.

I, JOHN LYNCH, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 29 and 52 of the Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 (No. 2 of 1936), and after consultation with representatives of employers interested in the form of industrial work specified in the Schedule hereto and with representatives of workers so interested, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Conditions of Employment (Raschel Knitting Machines Industry) (Exclusion) Regulations, 1964.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. The form of industrial work specified in the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared to be excluded industrial work for the purpose of section 46 of the Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 (No. 2 of 1936) and the following provisions shall have effect in respect thereof:

(a) no woman shall be employed to do any such work at any time between the hour of 10 p.m. on any day and the hour of 6 a.m. on the following day;

(b) no woman shall be employed on any day until after the expiration of eleven hours from the time at which she ceased to do industrial work on the previous day.

4. The form of industrial work specified in the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared to be excluded industrial work for the purpose of section 47 of the Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 , and the following provisions shall have effect in respect thereof:

(a) no young person whose age is over sixteen years shall be employed to do any such work at any time between the hour of 10 p.m. on any day and the hour of 6 a.m. on the following day;

(b) no young person whose age is over sixteen years shall be employed on any day until after the expiration of eleven hours from the time at which such person ceased to do industrial work on the previous day.

SCHEDULE

The operation of Raschel knitting machines and ancillary operations.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of August, 1964.

JOHN LYNCH,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 , provides that women may be employed in industrial work between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. only and persons under 18 years of age between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. only.

The purpose of these regulations is to permit the employment of women and persons between the ages of 16 and 18 years on shift work between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. in the operation of Raschel knitting machines and ancillary operations.